Sara walked behind the log building that served as the fort's mess hall and sank to her knees, burying her face in her hands. She wasn't going to cry, she told herself. She sighed loudly, and stood up.
She walked back to the front of the building and stood face-to-face with Sabrina.
"What were you doing back there?" Sabrina asked suspiciously.
"Nothing." Sara said, shrugging past her. Sabrina grabbed her arm and spun her around.
"Listen, I don't trust you. I've been through enough to spot a liar. Now, what were you doing back there?"
"You don't trust me?" Sara asked. Sabrina shook her head. "Well, me and my friends can help you, and I think you need all the help you can get. You want me to prove it?" Sabrina nodded. "Who's the best hand-to-hand fighter you have?"
Sabrina thought for a moment, then said, "I'll show you."
Sabrina led Sara to a small clearing, where several men and women were doing push-ups. Sabrina waved to a tall, blond man with a nose that had been broken in several places. At the front of the group stood a tall woman with short, black hair, red lips, and pale skin. She was gorgeous, sara thought. She was barking insults to the group doing push-ups.
"hi, miss White." Sabrina said to the woman. She turned to Sabrina and smiled. She was even prettier when she wasn't insulting soldiers. "This is Sara. Sara, this is Snow White."
Sara hadn't realized it before, but the woman did look a lot like the famed princess. They shook hands, and Snow said, "so your one of the miracle bird kids."
"Sabrina wants proof that I can help, so I told her I would spar with the best hand-to-hand fighter in the fort. That you?" Sara asked. Snow shrugged, then nodded.
"I guess I could spare fifteen minutes." Snow said. She turned to her soldiers. "Coffee break." She shouted at them. "fifteen minutes!"
She turned to Sara. "Let's fight."